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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: World Cinema
The Orphanage (2007) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Horror, JA Bayona, The Orphanage, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: RRR (2022)
SS Rajamouli’s RRR will get a reaction from you, that’s for sure. Never mind the latest from Marvel, DC or Tom Cruise, this is the big film with the most awesome imagery of 2022 and it’s not even close. Said … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Action, Blockbuster, Bollywood, NT Rama Rao Jr, Ram Charam, RRR, SS Rajamouli, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: The Sadness (2021)
Remember the first time you saw THE RAID? Remember that feeling of being completely floored by the sheer artistry of its ultraviolence? Well, Taiwanese horror THE SADNESS conjures up that same feeling, but with even more extreme imagery and through … Continue reading
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Tagged Berant Zhu, Horror, Regina Lei, Rob Jabbaz, The Sadness, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Flee (2021)
FLEE, an animated memoir/documentary telling of Afghan migrant Amin’s remarkable journey, is some powerful stuff. I’ve heard some people find the animation somehow alienating, that it lessons Amin’s story but I just don’t agree. The style of the animation, almost … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Animation, Documentary, Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Oscars, World Cinema
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Parallel Mothers (2021) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Drama, Milena Smit, Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, World Cinema
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‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ at 15 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth, World Cinema
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Titane (2021) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Agethe Rousselle, Julia Ducournau, Titane, Vincent Lindon, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Petite Maman (2021)
Céline Sciama’s latest film PETITE MAMAN is an absolute delight, a gentle little exploration of family, friendship and grief. Ever wondered if you’d get along with your parents if you could meet them when they were children? Young Nelly gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Celine Sciama, Drama, Fantasy, Gabrielle Sanz, Josephine Sanz, Petite Maman, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Titane (2021)
TITANE, isn’t that the car-f***ing movie? Yes, and so much more. Writer-director Julia Ducornau (RAW) has, within five years, unleashed on the world two of the most transcendent, bold and both warm and messed up films of the 21st century … Continue reading
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Tagged Agethe Rouselle, Black Comedy, Horror, Julia Ducournau, Raw, Thriller, Titane, Vincent Lindon, World Cinema
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Review in Brief: Riders of Justice (2020)
From its fable-like opening to its really rather schmaltzy Christmas closing moments and all the sudden acts of violence in-between, Anders Thomas Jensen’s RIDERS OF JUSTICE consistently delivers the unexpected. Markus (Mads Mikkelsen) returns home from military deployment to look … Continue reading